Urban Partnership Group

Analysis

Urban Partnership Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03446256). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Urban Partnership Group reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.3m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.9m to £1.4m (-24%), an average of -6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Urban Partnership Group sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christ Church Mayfair (£1.4m), Calverley Charity - the Workhouse Allotment (£1.4m) and Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 40% and charitable activities 8.9%. Charitable activities took 5.9% of spending and raising funds 93%. Reserves of £91k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.